J. Michael Gillette, Michael McNamara

Designing with Light

An Introduction to Stage Lighting

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Now in its eighth edition, Designing with Light introduces readers to the art, craft, and technology of stage lighting, to help them create designs that shape the audience's emotional reaction to - and understanding of - a stage production.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Januar 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm
• ISBN-13: 9781032582900
• ISBN-10: 1032582901
• Artikelnr.: 70942040

Autorenporträt

J. Michael Gillette is a Professor Emeritus from the Department of Theatre, Film and Television at the University of Arizona. Over his 33-year teaching career he taught stage lighting, media lighting, scenic design, sound design and technical production, and designed over a hundred productions. He is also the author of Theatrical Design and Production. Michael McNamara is an Associate Professor of Theatre at Purdue University and has taught theatrical lighting at the graduate and undergraduate levels for over 20 years. He has worked as a professional lighting designer for more than 30 years, including eight years as an Assistant Lighting Designer with the Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center where he worked on over 50 productions. He is a Jeff Award winner and a member of United Scenic Artists Local USA-829.

Inhaltsangabe

1. An Introduction to Designing with Light 2. Lighting Production Team:
Organization and Responsibilities 3. Electrical Theory and Practice 4.
Lenses, Lamps, Reflectors, and Lighting Instruments 5. Cables and
Connectors 6. Intensity Control 7. Practicals and Effects 8. Color 9.
Advanced Technology Instruments 10. The Design Process 11. The Image of
Light 12. The Lighting Key 13. Using the Lighting Key to Draw the Light
Plot 14. Drafting the Lighting Design 15. Design Examples 16. Rehearsal and
Performance Procedures